Critical Sudo Vulnerabilities Let Local Users Gain Root Access on Linux, Impacting Major Distros

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two vulnerabilities in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like systems, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root on affected machines. One of the flaws, CVE-2025-32462 (CVSS score: 2.8), impacts Sudo versions before 1.9.17p1 when used with a specific sudoers file configuration.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed two vulnerabilities in the Sudo command-line utility that allow local attackers to gain root privileges on affected Linux and Unix-like systems.

### Brief Description of the Vulnerabilities

#### CVE-2025-32462 (CVSS score: 2.8)
Sudo versions prior to 1.9.17p1 can be exploited when a sudoers file specifies a host.

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